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I was a member of:
that meant a new post on writing by me and the others in the group on the first Wednesday of the month. (Click the photo for my posts; click here for the group website).
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Category Archives: art
As High As I Can Go
I’ve been fighting a deep, dark depression for, well, my whole life, but this particular “episode” has been going on for quite a long while. Longer than normal. Even being with my hubby and my dog at one of my … Continue reading
Posted in art, artist, childhood, depression, dreams, happiness, hell, illness, love, mental illness, perseverance, shining a light, the dark places
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Three of my favorite quotes
Like a lot of writers, I collect quotes. Quotes that inspire, quotes that gently nudge, quotes that make me smile. 1. “Be brave enough to live life creatively. The creative is the place where no one else has ever been. … Continue reading
Posted in art, author, dreams, happiness, inspiration, making a difference, quotes
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The Questions with Christina Esdon: writer, mermaid, actress
I’ve mentioned my online writers’ group several times, and the next person to fall sway to the power of The Questions is Christina Esdon. And she asked me if she could participate. What kind of person would I be if … Continue reading
Posted in art, author, books, childhood, fiction, guilty pleasures, happiness, literary fiction, music, The Questions, writing
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Being an Artist is Hard Work
…and I’m not kidding. A quote that I have carried with me for years and years reads: “There’s nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and open a vein.”* The same can be said of … Continue reading
The Questions with Troy Aaron Ratliff: Author, Artist, Photographer
The latest sucker to answer The Questions is Troy Aaron Ratliff, who, in addition to being an author and artist, also claims to be a lover and a weirdo (I can verify his weirdo claim, but then, I am one … Continue reading
Posted in art, artist, author, books, drawing, dreams, music, passion, photography, The Questions, writing
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It just takes one
Last night, a storm rolled in. Mostly lightning, and thunder that shook the house. The raw display of nature intrigued me, so I grabbed my camera, changed the setting so the shutter would stay open longer, and pressed the shutter-release … Continue reading
Posted in art, dreams, hard work, joy, perseverance, photography
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The Questions with Jeffrey Koterba: writer, cartoonist, musician
I’m a member of the Amazon Vine program, which means I get to pick out books to review. In the not-so-distant past, I chose to review Inklings by this dude I’d never heard of. I got the book, and truly, … Continue reading
Posted in art, artist, author, books, childhood, drawing, dreams, family, guilty pleasures, memoir, review, The Questions, writing
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